Sentences with phrase «policy adoption by»

This publication highlights a series of video clips in which participants in a recent Reform Support Network convening of the Teacher and Leader Effectiveness / Standards and Assessment Community of Practice reflect on the work of translating college - and career - ready standards from policy adoption by States to reality in the classroom.

Not exact matches

History has shown that market and economic volatility can be subdued — by central bank edict, monetary policy, or the adoption of hedges — for only so long.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

California's «NEM 2.0» policy has created a clear migration path to continue to allow solar customers to receive fair compensation for the solar power they produce even as the adoption of solar increases, and implicitly encourages the adoption of battery storage by assigning a higher value to electricity provided when the grid needs it most.

It was a world characterised by massive swings in our terms of trade, and a very serious international financial crisis followed by a deep global recession, not to mention the effects of the adoption of «non-conventional» policies in the major jurisdictions.

Because the CNGC already regularly analyzes whether our incentive compensation programs provide proper incentives to our NEOs to achieve our Company's strategic priorities (including ROI) and because our shareholders already receive annual reports on those matters in the CD&A s in our annual proxy statements, we believe the adoption of the policy requested by the proposal is unnecessary, duplicative of practices already followed by the CNGC and our Company, and would result in an expenditure of Walmart's resources and our management's and directors» time that ultimately would not be in our shareholders» best interests.

Define success and commit to a set of clear, ambitious national EV adoption targets that increase over time, backed by a policy framework to achieve them.

On the monetary policy front the big event of the quarter was the adoption of negative rates by the BOJ Policy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five topolicy front the big event of the quarter was the adoption of negative rates by the BOJ Policy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five toPolicy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five to four.

Some policy advocates have claimed that seven million new borrowers might be added to the mortgage rolls by wide adoption of VantageScore.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

In my opinion, this begins with the adoption of a comprehensive child protection and response policy by every church in the United States.

Other: A White Paper on Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education produced by the Department of Education entitled, Healthy Children Ready to Learn (2005), highlights the need for local wellness policies and outlines steps the Department is taking to accelerate their adoption and implementation, including collaborative efforts, promoting a coordinated school health approach, and supporting state legislation supporting wellness policies.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).

She was a Policy Analyst for the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute where she co-authored the Report on the First Gathering of Adult Korean Adoptees in Washington, DC and has also been published by Child Welfare League of America in their Adoption and Ethics series.

Additionally, OA&FS was a significant contributor to All Children — All Families, an initiative launched by the Human Rights Campaign to develop Promising Practices in Adoption and Foster Care, a Comprehensive Guide to Policies and Practices that Welcome, Affirm and Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Foster and Adoptive Parents.

He urged the NCA, to encourage public access by creating an enabling environment in the adoption of policies and strategies that focus not only on spurring connectivity, but on entrepreneurship and cross-border information flows.

Assembly Democrats in April begrudgingly approved an spending spending plan that linked a boost in school aid to the adoption of education policy changes opposed by teachers unions.

But the legislation was backed by organizations supporting Catholic adoption agencies — such as Catholic Charities and the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas — who say these instutitions will have to shut their doors if forced to place children into LGBT homes.

«The adoption of this local labor policy insures that local working families will benefit from the temporary construction jobs produced by IDA induced projects.

He said the President Muhammadu Buhari administration had earlier in the year unveiled the country's economic recovery and growth plan which clearly spelt out the adoption of industrial parks and special economic zones as policy tools to generate growth and diversify the Nigerian economy as adopted by developed countries.

While the current study is one of several that have demonstrated the potential benefits of telemedicine, widespread adoption of this technology is hindered by federal healthcare policies.

We urge the adoption of policies that ensure opportunities for people to participate in research studies and clinical trials without fear that the information generated by their participation will be inappropriately disclosed and adversely affect their health insurance status or that of their families, either as individuals or as members of a particular group.

The team has been examining the policies of the Snowflakes ® Embryo Adoption Program, operated in the USA by the organisation Nightlight Christian Adoptions.

That support contributed to adoption by the AMA House of Delegates of policy calling for «an established decision mechanism that involves qualified public health physicians to determine which vaccines will be mandatory for admission to schools and other public venues.

The Lawsuit Obama's new policy quickly provoked a lawsuit, led by Nightlight Christian Adoptions and two adult - stem - cell researchers, Dr. James L. Sherley (a former MIT researcher who notoriously went on a hunger strike after being denied tenure) and Dr. Theresa Deisher (president and founder of Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute).

Marshal organizational support by advocating for policy and procedural changes that will facilitate adoption of the innovation.

It is in fact by referring to the political positioning on policy issues that are central to the concept of globalization, such as markets» integrations, sovereignty limitations, participation in regional organizations, acceptance of supranational orthodox policies and to the adoption of universal standards, that we can best understand the present - day political dichotomy.

N. Nathan, L. Wolfenden, C. M. Williams, S. L. Yoong, C. Lecathelinais, A. C. Bell, R. Wyse, R. Sutherland, J. Wiggers; Adoption of obesity prevention policies and practices by Australian primary schools: 2006 to 2013.

The report Adoption of obesity prevention policies and practices by Australian primary schools: 2006 to 2013, published in 2015, looked at the extent to which schools have adopted obesity prevention policies and practices.

These strategies involve 1) accurately informing the general public and the policy community regarding the condition of schools, that is, their financing, their achievement, and the relationship between the two; 2) conducting empirical research aimed at understanding issues of productivity in education; 3) informing policymakers and school managers regarding means by which budget cuts can be made without eviscerating instructional effectiveness; and 4) solving challenges to wider adoption of instructional technologies.

Join us on the webinar as we highlight the high - leverage policies presented in the report and make the case for more robust adoption by state policymakers.

This certainly seemed to be the case in the initial phase of the Common Core State Standards, when the idea of «fewer, clearer, and higher» standards that were consistent across states was supported by an unprecedented coalition of business, civil rights, government, and labor groups (see McDonnell and Weatherford's (2013) article «Evidence Use and the Common Core State Standards Movement: From Problem Definition to Policy Adoption» in the American Journal of Education for a detailed explanation of the varying reasons why so many different groups initially supported the Common Core).

And now they are being praised by Bush's brother Jeb, the former governor of Florida, who has anointed himself a national education leader and is pushing for the national adoption of policies that have made a mess of Florida's public education system.

Arizona's Framework for Measuring Educator Effectiveness was developed by a task force made up of teachers, administrators, community leaders, and policy makers before its adoption by the State Board of Education.

's most recent post, about the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $ 45 million worth of bogus Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) studies that were recently honored with a 2013 Bunkum (i.e., meaningless, irrelevant, junk) Award by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), it seems that the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation are, once - again, «strong - arming states [and in this case a large city district] into adoption of policies tying teacher evaluation to measures of students» growth.»

In an attempt to spur mainstream adoption of its e-reader, the Kindle, (and to fend off the growing number of competitors in the e-reader, digital book, and tablet market) Amazon reduced the e-reader price by more than half and established a policy of capping off e-book prices at $ 9.99, which publishers criticized, arguing that the low prices of e-books would cannibalize sales of higher priced hardcover books.

We do need to take every possible precaution to keep ALL cats and kittens safe, which is a valid argument used by many «experts» for charging a substantial adoption fee; also, to offset a portion, at least, of the cost of sheltering (feeding, innoculations, exams, etc.) until adoption, many shelters have that policy.

The Morris Animal Refuge is guided by the ASPCA's Open Adoption and Humane Society's Adopters Welcome policies.

The sponsors of the resolution are convinced that the early - age approach will reduce euthanasia of unwanted pets by preventing unwanted litters and by making shelter policies of spay / neuter before adoption more effective.

The Adoption Coordinator can make exceptions to this general policy on a case - by - case basis.

HRS Chicago is generally aligned with the adoption policy as set by the National House Rabbit Society.

This Thanksgiving she found one at the Humane Society of Seminole County, but didn't take it home.Brown was offended by the organization's adoption policy, which calls for fenced yards and, in most cases, a house instead of an apartment or condominium.

In the study cited above showing that adoption agencies frequently misidentify canine breeds, the authors conclude, «The discrepancies between opinions of adoption agencies and identification by DNA analysis suggest that it would be worthwhile to reevaluate the reliability of breed identification as well as the justification of current public and private policies pertaining to specific dog breeds.»

Petfinder doesn't dictate adoption group policy, including adoption requirements and whether out - of - state adoptions are allowed by each group.

Even with the same intake, the same adoption rate, the same great policies and promotions, the LOS will be twice as long at Shelter B as at Shelter A, simply by dint of having more animals available.

Petland's spokeswoman says the store's policy is to source puppies only from local adoption groups, hobby breeders (as defined by the Animal Welfare Act), and USDA - licensed breeders with no direct violations on their latest inspection report.

Once the new policy was in place, between 2010 and 2013, AHS reduced its feline intakes by 10,000 cats, while increasing its feline adoption rate from 50.7 percent to 71.7 percent.

The major rescue organizations here in North Texas typically offer a 30 day free insurance policy on their pet adoptions (and should definitely take advantage of that), and your veterinarian can give you some insight about the policies used by clients in their practice.

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